Brunei - History, Islam, Society and Contemporary Issues

Brunei, although a relatively small state, is disproportionately important on account of its rich resource base. In addition, in recent years the country has endeavoured to play a greater role in regional affairs, especially through ASEAN, holding the chair of the organisation in 2013, and also beyond the region, fostering diplomatic, political, economic and educational ties with many nations. This book presents much new research and new thinking on a wide range of issues concerning Brunei largely drawn from Bruneian academics. Subjects covered include Brunei’s rich history – the sultanate formerly had much more extensive territories and was a key player in regional affairs; the country’s economy, politics, society and ethnicities; and resource issues and international relations.

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Brunei - History, Islam, Society and Contemporary Issues

Brunei, although a relatively small state, is disproportionately important on account of its rich resource base. In addition, in recent years the country has endeavoured to play a greater role in regional affairs, especially through ASEAN, holding the chair of the organisation in 2013, and also beyond the region, fostering diplomatic, political, economic and educational ties with many nations. This book presents much new research and new thinking on a wide range of issues concerning Brunei largely drawn from Bruneian academics. Subjects covered include Brunei’s rich history – the sultanate formerly had much more extensive territories and was a key player in regional affairs; the country’s economy, politics, society and ethnicities; and resource issues and international relations.

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Brunei - History, Islam, Society and Contemporary Issues

Brunei - History, Islam, Society and Contemporary Issues

Brunei - History, Islam, Society and Contemporary Issues

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Brunei, although a relatively small state, is disproportionately important on account of its rich resource base. In addition, in recent years the country has endeavoured to play a greater role in regional affairs, especially through ASEAN, holding the chair of the organisation in 2013, and also beyond the region, fostering diplomatic, political, economic and educational ties with many nations. This book presents much new research and new thinking on a wide range of issues concerning Brunei largely drawn from Bruneian academics. Subjects covered include Brunei’s rich history – the sultanate formerly had much more extensive territories and was a key player in regional affairs; the country’s economy, politics, society and ethnicities; and resource issues and international relations.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781317659976
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 12/14/2015
Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 274
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Ooi Keat Gin is professor of Southeast Asian Studies (History) at Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART I: GENESIS, HISTORICAL TIES AND CONTEMPORARY RELATIONS 1. The ‘Birth’ of Brunei: Early Polities of the Northwest Coast of Borneo and the Origins of Brunei, tenth to mid-fourteenth centuries 2. Silsilah Raja-Raja Brunei: The Brunei Sultanate and Its Relationship with Other Countries 3. Brunei’s Foreign Relations: Maintaining and Developing Its Identity in a Rapidly Changing World PART II MULTI-ETHNIC MOSAIC AND LIFESTYLE 4. Being ‘Malay’ in Modern Brunei 5. To Live on Water: Lifestyle of Kampong Ayer Community during the British Residency Period, 1906-1941 PART III ISLAM 6. Women's Rights in Islamic Family Law, 1999 in Negara Brunei Darussalam PART IV CURRENT CONCERNS 7. Foreign labour in Brunei: Demands, Issues and Implications 8. Fishing in Brunei: Developments of the Fishing Industry in the Post-independence Period, 1984-2000s

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